About this title: Rosie, the eponymous heroine of an earlier novel, lives with her family in an idyllic little California town. But things are not necessarily what they seem. Rosie's mother is an alcoholic, still mourning the death of her first husband. Rosie's stepfather is a paranoid struggling writer. And 13-year-old Rosie is being stalked by a mysterious man ...
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Description: Very Good. 0679435212 Library copy with mylar cover and library markings. Great service. Fast shipping. Saving trees 1 page at a time! read more
Description: Very Good. 0679435212 Library copy with mylar cover and library markings. Great service. Fast shipping. Saving trees 1 page at a time! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 1998-05-18
ISBN-13:9780385491808ISBN:0385491808
Description: Good. G-, Some wear and creasing to covers noted with tearing along the bottom of the spine edge, pages somewhat agetoned else interior clean, binding tight. read more
"Such a funny book, really inspirational. A good read if you feel like your life is coming apart at the seams in the most boring way and you want to hear about other people who are feeling the same way :)"
"I picked this up at a Half Price Books sale, figuring since I had heard good things about and purchased Lamott's book on writing, 'Bird by Bird,' I should read some of the author's own fiction before taking her advice! I warmed up to the book towards the end. At first Lamott's writing seemed overly self-conscious to me. Not enough subtlety. Too many emotions written out word for word. Yet, there were also moments of delicate tenderness and drama - I found my eyes skipping ahead a page to find out what came next, even if the subject was just a simple tennis match. The characters really grew on me, even though I didn't particularly like several of them. In any case, a good read for a rainy day, but not a stand-out that I'll keep on the bookshelf for re-reading."
"Beautiful writing, but some of the dialogue was a bit hard to believe. Too much of the author's artistic voice--which was wonderful--leaked into the dialogue of her characters--which didn't always fit. Interesting exploration of family, love, adolescence. Good book."
"A sequel to Rosie. It chronicles Rosie's life as a 13 year-old who is experiencing that yucky teenage identity crisis. Her best friend, Simone, is her tennis partner and is Rosie's physical opposite: beautiful and curvy. This ends up getting Simone into some trouble. Rosie's relationship with her mom continues to be a bit difficult especially when Rosie has two secrets she keeps for far too long. And then there's the creepy Luther who seems obsessed with Rosie and attends all her tennis matches.
Well-written with some beautiful similes/metaphors."
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